The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-08-18
THE RAILROADS.

TIE Michigan Central refuses to
withdraw its 2ca milo rate for mile
sge books.
TIE chime locomotive whistle is
coming in general use on New Eng
land roads.
Cur Of the Sl9, 100 miles Of railroad
In the world the United States has
.lS0, OS7, or seven.sixteenths.
FIeuREs indicate an importation OF
100000 more tons Of iron and steel
tSis season than the two previous
years combined.
MORE tea reaches New York now
by the transcontinental railroads than
via the suez canal. Asian trsfiic seems
drifting to the Pacific COAT route very
steadily.
TIE Philadelphia Erqulrer says
Elijah Smith Is reported to be Offering
. premium for Northern Pacific prox.
les. His strength is said to be 1876, 900
shares Of o. It's stock and 1876, 900
shares held by the U. p. Standard
Oil party.
The Cleveland Leader says the Wa.
bash road 10 Q persistent passenger
rate cutter down at st. Louis, and 10
causing its competitors any amount OF
annoyance BY the endless number OF
schemes with which II keeps the pas
senRer situation there unsettled.
We have said from the first that the
Chicago, Hamilton and Dayton would
drop into the Pennsylvania NAV
with the Terre Hauts and Indian.
spolis. The tran,fsr Of the books to
Winslow, LAnier d %. does not look
- II We were mistsken.-Wall Street
Daily News.
tbs Toledo. Peoria and Western has
been . most unfortunate road. II has
twice gone into bankruptcy, and Ia
now In the hands OF q committee Of
bondholders. There will be little
show OF obtaining damages incurred In
the awful wreck at Chsisworth. The
road Was one Of the Improbable lines
operated for q time In the Wabash
Syltam.
A NEW Southern freight line hes
been established between Dallas and
the Atlantic cities over the Texas and
Pacific road 10 New Orleans, and then
over the Central railroad OF Georgia
TO Savannah, where connection Ia had
with the New York, Philadelphia,
Baltimore and Boston steamers. The
New York steamers make trl.weekly
trips and the Others weekly.
CHICAGO, Ill, August 1.-THE
Western Passenger Association mat
today and decided to adhere 10 the
the rate for the Grand Army reunion
at ~. Louis next month NJ q single
fare on their roads and those north.
west OF the Mtsouh river. as already
agreed upon. The roads from Obi
csgo 10 81. Louis will make rate OF !
cent 10 meet the rate fixed by the
Central Traffic Association.
LITTLE Rock special: A series Of
meetings we're held In Little Rock yes
terdsy by the Little Rock and Eastern
and the ArkansAs and Southern roads,
whereby those lines now under con
struetion we're consolidated with the
81. Louis, Arkansas and Texas railway
Among the gentlemen present wer,
General Manager w. p. Homan, Judg'
ID. w. Phillips. OF ~. Louis; John M
Taylor, OF Pine Bluff, and Henry
Moore, Of Louisville, Lafayette county
CHioAoo, Ia, August 1.-THE
News Centralis, ILL.,, special says; The
Illinois Central Railroad Company Ia
constructing . new bridge over the
Big Muddy, between CarbondAle and
Dssoto, and at present Is using Q tenn.
porary trestle work for trains 10 pass
over. About O'Clock yesterday,
shortly after apassenger train had
crossed evs. coming North, the north
span vent down, earyipf With II car
load Of stDne which bad ssen run on,
On Il. One man Ia reported 10 have
gone down with L.
..,. Ar.
a Bil nav oeen 'n''ou"Osu W sn'
New Hampshire Legislature 70 retire
locomotive engineers sfer thirty ysars
service on two.thiris pay. A nun
her Of engineers appwuud pefurs the
houue COMMITTEES on Railroads In Cd
position TO the bill. Thew sald they
NAV AZ mona Who wanted sueh lesis
latiou. and that thay aid not bsllsys
that thirty wear. was the limit Of nae
ful service. and that the pnsaes Of the
blll vould est them tbeIr nation,
Tne eommittse will recommend Ira
the blll be m a. a nItely nos, poned.
DutuauEspec'a 10 the GiobeDemo
erat: MAJ. Mckenzie, OF the United
s,.,s. Enslnes,,.lof.,os Al Rock I.l.pd
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